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Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Canada Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating

1997 - 2013

Subjects

LabourSociety and communityUnpaid workVolunteering and donating

Overview

Summary

The purpose of this survey is to collect data regarding unpaid volunteer activities, charitable giving and participation. The results will help build a better understanding of these activities which can in turn be used to help develop programs and services.

Available Cycles

Years Name
1997,2000,2004,2007,2010,2013 Canada Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating

Documentation

Publication Note

All publications (e.g. scientific articles, reports, dissertations, theses) and presentations based on a dataset available in the RDCs should include an acknowledgement of the support provided by granting councils (SSHRC, CIHR, CFI), Statistics Canada and host university. See a sample

Related Publications

Myriam Beaudry, Myriam Gagnon, Alexandra Guay-Charrette, Celine Pinsent, and Louise Lemyre (2018).

La collaboration interorganisationnelle entre les secteurs communautaire et privé en vue de la résilience communautaire

An Gie Yong (2017).

A social-ecological approach to understanding natural disaster preparedness and risk perception amongst immigrants: A multi-method inquiry

Sean Pearce (2017).

The relationship between place and youth volunteerism: Building bonds and breaking barriers

Yigit Aydede (2017).

Immigration and location choices of native-born workers in Canada

Papers in Regional Science , S113-S134

Wei Yang (2016).

Are contributions of time and money substitutes or complements?

Applied Economics , 3526-3537

Benic Amankwaa and Rose Anne Devlin (2016).

Visible minorities and majority giving

University of Ottawa, Department of Economics Working Papers

Abigail Payne and Justin Smith (2015).

Does income inequality increase charitable giving?

Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) Working Papers

Abigail Payne and Justin Smith (2015).

Does income inequality increase charitable giving?

Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) Working Papers

E.-Martin Meunier, Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, and Véronique Grenier (2013).

La langue gardienne de la religion / La religion gardienne de la langue? Note sur la permanence et recomposition du catholicisme au Québec et dans la francophonie canadienne

Francophonies d'Amérique , 13-40

Alexander Smith (2012).

The changing effects of community characteristics on volunteering in Canada

Canadian Public Policy , 361-373

Thomas Perks and Michael Haan (2011).

Declining levels of youth religious involvement and its consequences on adult community participation in Canada

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly , 107-129

Fernando Rajulton, Zenaida R. Ravanera, and Roderic Beaujot (2007).

Measuring social cohesion: An experiment using the National Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating

Social Indicators Research , 461-492

Ida E. Berger (2006).

The influence of religion on philanthropy in Canada

Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations , 110-127

Rajulton Fernando, Zenaida R. Ravanera, and Roderic Beaujot (2003).

How cohesive are Canadian CMAs? A measure of social cohesion using the National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating

Population Studies Centre (PSC) Discussion Papers Series

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